leoi6慮虑
Jyutpingleoi6
Yaleleuih
Definition
To worry, ponder, or consider.
- to worry; to feel anxious
- to ponder; to consider; to think through
writtenemotiondaily actions
How it's used
Using 慮 as a standalone verb for anxiety or thinking is quite literary and rare in everyday spoken Cantonese. Most speakers prefer 擔心 for anxiety or 諗 for thinking. It is primarily encountered in formal compounds like 考慮 or 憂慮, where it retains a sense of deep, deliberate mental processing.
Examples
Why are you so anxious about it?
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Common mistake
Do not use 慮 in casual conversation as a direct substitute for 諗, as it sounds overly formal or archaic. It is almost exclusively used in the context of professional or serious decision-making.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
